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Description

1. .21 linear foot (1 box)

Summary

1. Charles Pierce (1926-1999) was a drag performer and actor. This transcript is of an interview conducted with Pierce in 1989 as part of Southern Methodist University oral history program. The interview outlines Pierce's career, including his early work in radio in Watertown, New York; his experiences at the Pasadena Playhouse as a student in the 1940s and a professional actor in the 1950s; and the development and performance of his night club act through the 1980s. The transcript includes a two-page addendum from 1998 in which Pierce describes his career and life in the time since the first interview was conducted.

Subject

1. Entertainers > United States > 20th century
2. Oral histories (document genres)
3. Gay actors > United States
4. Female impersonators
5. Drag shows

Genre/Form

1. Oral histories (document genres)

Call number

1. *T-Mss 2016-015

Access (note)

1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Terms of use (note)

1. The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.

Source (note)

1. Donated by Richard Barsam, 2016.

Author

1. Pierce, Charles, 1926-1999.

Title

1. Charles Pierce oral history transcript, 1989, 1998.

Restricted access

1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Terms of use

1. The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.

Source

1. Donated by Richard Barsam, 2016.

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2. Request Access to Theatre Division Special Collections material

Research call number

1. *T-Mss 2016-015